Stater of Lysimachos, Pella | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2008.115.38
People: Lysimachos, Greek (r. 323-281 BCE)
Title: Stater of Lysimachos, Pella
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 286/5-282/1 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Pella (Macedonia)
Period: Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/191760

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Gold
Metal: AV
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 8.55 g
Die Axis: 12
Denomination: stater

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Baldwin sale

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Thompson 241

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year: 2008
Object Number: 2008.115.38
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: head of deified Alexander.
Reverse: BASILEOS LUSIMAXOU, Athena seated with spear and shield, holding Nike; under arm and on throne, two monograms; in exergue, K.

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2008.115.38: Stater of Lysimachos, Pella